bow to

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bow to (third-person singular simple present bows to, present participle bowing to, simple past and past participle bowed to)

  1. To subserviently adhere to (a tradition, etc.).
    He declined at first, but when his hosts insisted, he bowed to local custom and played his part in the ritual.

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